Li Xiangyang, a human rights activist from Shandong, was charged with "obstructing official business" by the authorities for helping farmers defend their rights, and was found guilty in the first instance. Li Xiangyang filed an appeal and hired Lin Qilei as his defense lawyer, but was obstructed by the Linyi Intermediate People's Court of Shandong, which claimed that Lin Qilei could not be allowed to serve as his defense lawyer in the second ins…
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Li Xiangyang, a human rights activist from Shandong, was charged with "obstructing official business" by the authorities for helping farmers defend their rights, and was found guilty in the first instance. Li Xiangyang filed an appeal and hired Lin Qilei as his defense lawyer, but was obstructed by the Linyi Intermediate People's Court of Shandong, which claimed that Lin Qilei could not be allowed to serve as his defense lawyer in the second ins…